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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “fiddly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

44 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
fiddly1432848(None) 
diddly12389571diddly
fiddle113613381fiddle
piddly13319141piddly
tiddly11308781tiddly
biddy124612692bidd_y
cuddly13388412cuddly
diddle94915212diddle
diddley13388102diddley
faddy135511622fadd_y
fadedly1535452fadedly
fickly18318532fickly
fiddled13329632fiddled
fiddler12309952fiddler
fiddles123212602fiddles
filly114424902fi_lly
finely123011562finely
firmly1436662firmly
fitly115114972fi_tly
fixedly2133912fixedly
fondly13299042fondly
fuddle113312102fuddle
fuddy135211152fudd_y
giddily1335072giddily
giddy115810202gidd_y
idly85617322_i_dly
kiddy144910282kidd_y
kindly14358842kindly
midday13327502midday
middle103414982middle
middy124812592midd_y
mildly12318242mildly
muddly13418602muddly
oddly1037162_oddly
piddle103514912piddle
puddly13438132puddly
riddle83915712riddle
tidily102811392tidily
twiddly15233772twiddly
waddly14478722waddly
widdle113814842widdle
widdy136112182widd_y
widely133311032widely
wildly13328122wildly

Search took 3 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551442.59331836.1
3Display Results44440.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691442.93660862.1
 
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